Council Membership

Ex officio members:

The Chancellor (Sir Thomas Allen)

The Vice-Chancellor and Warden (Professor Christopher Higgins, BSc, PhD, FRSE, FRSA, FMedSci)

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professor Ray Hudson, BA, PhD, DSc, FBA) (31 November 2015)

The Dean of Durham, or, during a vacancy in office, The Vice-Dean (The Very Rev Michael Sadgrove, MA, FRSA)

The President of the Central Organisation recognised by the Council for the representation of the students (Mr Archie Dallas)

Appointed members:

Not more than twelve lay members, not being teachers or salaried staff in the University or any of its Colleges:

Mr Alistair Buchanan, CBE, FCA, BA (2014) (10)

Mr Richard Burge (2015) (11)

Ms Alexis Cleveland (2015) (11)

Mr Joe Docherty, BEng, MPhil (2014) (07)

Mrs Fiona Ellis, BA, MA (2015) (11)

Mr Steve Gardner, BSc, ACA (2013) (06)

Mr Robert Gillespie, BA, ACA (2014) (07) (Chairman (12))

Mrs Susan Johnson OBE, MBA, BA (2014) (10)

Mrs Jill May (qualifications tbc) (2016) (12)

Mr Andrew Mitchell, MA, MBA (2015) (08) (Vice-Chairman (12))

Mr Hugh Morgan Williams, OBE, BA (2013) (06)

(Mr Steve Harman (wef 1 August 2013) (2017) (13))

Seven members of the staff of the University, at least five of whom to be academic staff with research and teaching responsibilities and none of whom to be serving members of the University Executive Committee:

Professor Tom Allen, BA, LLB, LLM (2015) (11)

Professor Mike Bentley, BSc, PhD (2016) (12)

Professor Jon Davidson, BSc, PhD (2015) (08)

Professor Antony Long, BA, PhD (2013) (07)

Dr Theresa McKinven, MA, MSc (2013) (06)

Professor Nicholas Saul, BA, MA, PhD (2015) (08)

Professor Brian Tanner, MA, DPhil, CPhys, FInstP, FHEA, FRSA (2013) (06)

In attendance:

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Warden of the Colleges (Professor Graham Towl, DSc, MBA, FBPsS C. Psychol. C. Sci.) (2016)

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Arts and Humanities) (Professor Seth Kunin, BA, MA, PhD) (2015)

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) (Professor Thomas Ward, BSc, MSc, PhD) (2017)

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Professor Tom McLeish, MA, PhD, FRS) (2018)

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Science) (Professor Andrew Deeks, BEng, MEng, PhD) (2014)

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Social Sciences and Health) (Professor Robin Coningham, BA, PhD) (2013)

Secretary: University Secretary to Senate and Council , Mr Peter Judge

A full date after a member's name indicates that their term of office will expire on the 31 July in that year and a half date indicates the year of appointment of that member. eg (2013) (09) indicates that the member was appointed in 2009 and their term of office will expire on the 31 July 2013.